Review originally posted September 6, 2017 by Mandi. A Dangerous Proposal by Jillian Eaton (Bow Street Brides #2)Released: July 25, 2017Historical RomanceSelf Published I’m loving Jillian Eaton’s voice. The first book in this series, A Dangerous Seduction was a really fun read, and this one met all of my expectations as well. A few things to note: First, the heroine in this book was raped a few years prior to this book starting. It’s briefly relived in a flashback Continue Reading
Retro Review: The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn
Review originally posted 8/25/17 by May. The Girl With The Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn (Rokesbys #2)Released: May 30, 2017Historical RomanceAvon Cecilia Harcourt is now an orphan, her cousin is odious and taking over the home she’s always known, and now her brother Thomas is missing on the battlefront in the Colonies. What is a girl to do? Why jump the first boat over and when she finds her brother’s friend Edward Rokesby unconscious in the hospital but no sign of her Continue Reading
Retro Review: Irresistible You by Kate Meader
Review originally posted 8/17/2017 by Kini. Irresistible You by Kate MeaderChicago Rebels #1Sports/Hockey RomanceAugust 14, 2017MIRA Favorite Quote:He stared at it for so long she felt foolish and dropped it. “This isn’t Would You Rather, Harper. It doesn’t have to be an either-or choice, a fulfilling career or a happy personal life.” He cupped her face with both hands, searching for Lord knew what. Whatever it was, he wouldn’t find it. “I’m asking you to be a little bit Continue Reading
Retro Review: Review: The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
Review originally posted 8/23/2017 by Mandi. The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare (Girl Meets Duke #1)Released: August 22, 2017Historical RomanceAvon Tessa Dare has become a comfort read for me. I know I will get witty banter, a super sexy romance, and usually something a little different – like mating lobsters, or in this book, badminton. But even though I have these expectations, her books never feel tired or repetitive. They sparkle, and I can’t resist a sparkle. And while Continue Reading
Retro Review: The Good Fight by Julianna Keyes
Review originally posted July 25, 2016 by Kini. The Good Fight by Julianna Keyes (Time Served #3)Publication Date: July 25, 2016Contemporary RomanceCarina Press Blurb: I was born a fighter. You had to be, to survive in Camden. Lucky for me, I loved it. The thrill, the pain, the glory. Until one night things went too far and I almost lost my ticket out. So I swore off fighting. Never again. No matter how much I wanted it. I went to college. Got a degree. A job on Continue Reading
Retro Review: A Duke to Remember by Kelly Bowen
Review originally posted July 29, 2016 by May. A Duke to Remember by Kelly Bowen (A Season for Scandal #2)Historical RomanceReleased: Jully 26, 2016Forever “I mix up my words,” he said suddenly. There. He was honest about that. Her flapping stopped, and she peered at him, a faint crease in her forehead. “So?” “So?” he repeated. She turned her palms up. “So?” Noah wasn’t sure what to say. Absent were the pity and the suspicion and the distaste he usually Continue Reading
Retro Review: Where The Wild Things Bite by Molly Harper
Review originally posted July 21, 2016 by Tori. Where The Wild Things Bite by Molly HarperSeries: Half Moon Hollow, #5Paranormal RomanceJuly 26, 2016Pocket Books Favorite Quote: If there’s a lesson you can take from vampires, it’s “take what resources you can, when you can, even if it’s in a less than ethical manner.” We call this “survival of the sneakiest.” The fifth installment in Molly Harper’s silly, sexy, and adorably addictive Half Moon Hollow series will leave Continue Reading
Retro Review: One Minute to Midnight by Nico Rosso
Review originally posted July 18, 2016 by Mandi. One Minute to Midnight by Nico Rosso (Black Ops: Automatik #2)Released: July 18, 2016Romantic SuspenseCarina Press Favorite Quote: He moved down her body like a thundercloud, full of electric power and silent strength. Ben and Mary both work for the Black Ops company, Automatik, and their latest assignment is to travel to a town called Morris Flats, suspected of being the center of a gunrunning ring. Ben and Mary know each Continue Reading
Retro Review: Famous by Jenny Holiday
Review originally posted July 13, 2017 by Kini. FamousPublication Date: July 11, 2017Contemporary RomanceSelf-Published Everyone knows her face. He knows her heart. Emerson Quinn is famous. Girls want to be her. Boys want to date her. Each record outsells the last. All that remains is to continue transitioning her brand from its teenage fan base to a more mature, diverse audience. So she’s under strict orders to play nice with her army of assigned co-songwriters and to Continue Reading
Retro Review: A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes
Originally reviewed June 29, 2017\ by Tori. A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie BarnesSeries: Diamonds in the Rough, #1Historical RomanceJune 27, 2017Avon Favorite Quote: “I simply cannot imagine choosing a life without you in it.” Raphe Matthews and his two sisters, Amelia and Juliette, were forced into poverty when their father committed suicide and their mother disappeared. Raphe is ‘helped’ out by the local crime boss and ends up bare knuckle boxing to repay him. When Continue Reading